Bill Text: NY A08641 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the department of social services and not-for-profit corporations to inquire into whether applicants for financial assistance have engaged in military service.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)

Status: (Passed) 2016-11-04 - signed chap.407 [A08641 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08641-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8641
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 7, 2015
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        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Veterans' Affairs
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, the public health law, the
          not-for-profit corporations law and the executive law, in relation  to
          inquiring  into  past  military  service  on  applications  for public
          welfare
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 20 of the social services law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
     3    (j) to ensure the provision, on every form prescribed pursuant to this
     4  chapter for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance, of a question
     5  inquiring into whether an applicant has been or presently is engaged in:
     6  (i) military service of the state as  defined  in  subdivision  five  of
     7  section  one  of  the  military law; (ii) active military service of the
     8  United States as defined in subdivision eight  of  section  one  of  the
     9  military  law;  or (iii) is a veteran as defined in subdivision three of
    10  section three hundred fifty of the executive law.  When  an  affirmative
    11  answer  to  such  question is indicated by an applicant, it shall be the
    12  duty of the department to furnish to the division of  veterans'  affairs
    13  the  name  and  contact information of such individual as listed on such
    14  individual's application.
    15    § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  25  to
    16  read as follows:
    17    §  25.  Military  service  inquiry.  The commissioner shall ensure the
    18  provision, on every form prescribed pursuant to  this  chapter  for  the
    19  purpose  of  obtaining  health  care  at  a  reduced cost, of a question
    20  inquiring into whether an applicant has been or presently is engaged in:
    21  (i) military service of the state as  defined  in  subdivision  five  of
    22  section  one  of  the  military law; (ii) active military service of the
    23  United States as defined in subdivision eight  of  section  one  of  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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